![]() “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.” – EpictetusĤ. “People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them.” – Epictetusģ. “The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.” – EpictetusĢ. In addition to Epictetus, Stoicism’s most famous adherents were the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 AD – 180 AD), who was greatly influenced by Epictetus and the Roman statesman Seneca (4 BC – 65 AD).įor now though I hope you enjoy this collection of Epictetus quotes that are packed with wisdom. A much more committed read would be Epictetus’ Discourses. It’s packed with short Stoic maxims and principles. When emperor Domitian famously banished all philosophers in Rome, Epictetus fled to Nicopolis in Greece where he founded a philosophy school and taught there until his death.Įpictetus adhered to Stocism and while a great starting point is definitely these quotes by Epictetus, you can also check out his Enchiridion, which translates as a ‘small manual or a handbook’ and it is exactly that. He was born as a slave to a wealthy household in Hierapolis (present-day Pamukkale in Turkey), later obtaining his freedom shortly after emperor Nero’s death and started teaching philosophy in Rome for nearly 25 years. ![]() Epictetus was a Greek philosopher who lived from 50 – 135 AD. ![]()
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![]() The final section of the book, titled "The Geography of Capital" examines the spatial dynamics of Chicago's place in a "second nature" of capital relationships. ![]() In the case of meat, a vast meatpacking industry (enabled by the rise of refrigerated railroad cars that "annihilated" distance) took animals and disassembled them into discrete parts, utilizing more and more of the animal parts and further distancing consumers from the flesh-and-blood reality of the animal itself. In the case of grain, a standardized grading system and the rise of the grain elevator meant farmer's grain could be mixed together in a standard, liquid way. One central theme of this interaction was commodification, how natural products lost their ecological identities and were turned into capital. Railroads also catapulted Chicago up the urban hierarchy by becoming the conduit between eastern and western railroads, a place through which western products flowed to eastern markets. He goes on to explore three industries ( grain, lumber, and meat) as case studies for how Chicago interacted with the surrounding region. ![]() ![]() Railroads fundamentally altered people's relationship with space, as they dismantled the previous sense of seasonality and time that was necessary for river and road transportation (which was curtailed in winter months). Central to Chicago's rise was the expansion of the railroads which routed themselves through Chicago. ![]() ![]() But after the recent ordeal she and her companion, Grim, have suffered, she knows she cannot let go of her quest to bring justice to the man who ruined her life.ĭespite her personal struggles, Blackthorn agrees to help the princess of Dalriada in taking care of a troubled young girl who has recently been brought to court, while Grim is sent to the girl’s home at Wolf Glen to aid her wealthy father with a strange task-repairing a broken-down house deep in the woods. ![]() ![]() Healer Blackthorn knows all too well the rules of her bond to the fey: seek no vengeance, help any who ask, do only good. The “powerful and emotionally-charged”* fantasy series from the author of the Sevenwaters novels continues, as Blackthorn and Grim face haunting secrets and old adversaries.įeather bright and feather fine, None shall harm this child of mine. ![]() ![]() ![]() The ramifications of a poorly-informed consumer base are now becoming clear in our policy debates and consumer-driven business decisions. ![]() This critical and timely book explains how changing demographics, cultural shifts, technological advances and agriculture’s silence all combined to create the perfect storm – a great chasm between those who know, and those who don’t know, agriculture. Food is emotional, and these players - some well-intentioned and others not - got a lot of traction playing off consumer fears of the unknown. ![]() Instead, corporations, time-pressed journalists, bloggers, media celebrities, film-makers, authors and concerned consumers jumped in to fill the void. ![]() But the agricultural sector, unaccustomed to an interested and inquisitive society, has largely failed to respond to the public’s demands for information. Today, the general public craves information on food and agriculture with an unprecedented passion. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is also the most genuinely affecting rollercoaster ride through hell and back that you will ever take.Ĭupcake Brown was not born into a life of privilege, intellectual stimulation, or professional dynamics. Unlike any memoir you will ever read, A Piece of Cake is a redemptive, gripping tale of a resilient spirit who took on the worst of contemporary urban life and survived it. Half-dressed and half-dead, she finally realized she had to change her life or die on the streets - another trash-can addict, another sad statistic.Īstonishingly, Cupcake turned her life around and this is her brutally frank, startlingly funny story. After one four-day crack binge she woke up behind a dumpster. Ironically, it was Cupcake's rapid descent into the nightmare of crack cocaine addiction that finally saved her. At just 16 she stumbled into the terrifying world of the gangsta, dealing drugs, hustling and only just surviving a drive-by shooting. But there comes a point in her preteen years - maybe it's the night she first tries to run away and is exposed to drugs, alcohol, and sex all at once - when Cupcake's story shifts from a tear-jerking tragedy to a dark, deeply disturbing journey through hell.Ĭupcake learned to survive by turning tricks, downing hard liquor and ingesting every drug she could find while hitchhiking up and down the California coast. This is the heart-wrenching true story of a girl named Cupcake and it begins when, aged eleven, she is orphaned and placed in the 'care' of sadistic foster parents. ![]() ![]() Some of them use history to explore their family and cultural roots. Past events started and then came to an end. Rutherfurd believes that people are drawn to historical sagas because they occur in a complete world. They are broken into chapters, each of which tackles a different era. His books range between five hundred and a thousand pages. This approach allows Rutherfurd to chart the history of a particular location from its origins to modern times. Over the years, Rutherford has added titles like ‘Russka’ and ‘Ireland: Awakening’ to that list.ĭespite the extensive periods he covers, the author contains his books to a small group of families, telling their stories and the tales of their descendants. Readers quickly embraced ‘Sarum,’ turning the volume into an international bestseller. The author worked in political research and publishing for a while before leaving to write ‘Sarum.’ The book was a significant undertaking because it covered ten thousand years of history. ![]() ![]() ![]() During her search of their offices, Kira discovers that some of the computers have been removed, specifically those from the office of someone named Afa Demoux, who was in charge of the IT department. Kira treks back into Manhattan and manages to locate the ParaGen building. Both groups need one another and Kira hopes she can find the answers to save both humans and Partials. Without the humans who hold the key to the deactivation of the expiration date, the Partials will die out in three years. She also wants to locate The Trust - the Partial leaders.Without the Partials who have the antidote to the RM virus, the humans will die out in a generation. ![]() She is a Partial, but obviously a different model from the soldier Partials who have destroyed humanity. Kira's mission is to find out what ParaGen was doing with the Partials, with the RM virus and what their plans for her were. Someone has written "Find the Trust" on the ![]() The picture is disturbing because it was taken before The Break in front of ParaGen in ![]() Part of what prompted Kira to undertake her journey was a picture sheįound of herself, with her father, Armin Dhurvasula, and Nandita Kira has left East Meadows on her own and returned to Manhattan in an attempt to find some answers about who she is and why she was created. Wells picks up the story of Kira and Samm and the remnants of humanity at East Meadow, Long Island. Dan Wells second installment in the Partials series is long but well worth the effort. ![]() ![]() I’d never wish to hear a boys thoughts anyway but having no choice… What horror! What’s worse is that women can only hear men and boys. ![]() The noise issue got me though it’s just the fact that sometimes I get really frustrated when my own mind is too chaotic, so I could only imagine myself in the New World, idea being, imagine me (blonde, loud, ditzy, small, humorous girl) stomping round in a huff probably with steam raging from my ears shouting ‘SHUT UP’ for all to hear. When I understood the whole concept of the ‘noise’ and the fact that basically animals can speak I was alright, yet still a bit unsure. Maybe it was because my knowledge of dystopian fiction from The Hunger Games etc is rather limited. ![]() I felt a bit confused, but being only a few pages in I couldn’t bring myself to give in (if you’re one of those people, how can you do that?!). I admit at first I didn’t quite understand what was going on. Over the October half term I read The Knife of Never Letting Go, the first book in the Chaos Walking Trilogy – it was SOOOO worth it. ![]() ![]() ![]() “In our time,” Orwell argued, “political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible. “Politics and the English Language” addressed the jargon, double-talk, and what we would now call “spin” that had already distorted the discourse of the mid-20th century. But perhaps the language of today’s politics warrants some fresh criticisms that even the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm could not have conceived. In the decades since its appearance, the article has been quoted by many commentators who invoke Orwell’s literary and moral stature in support of its continued relevance. ![]() First published in Britain’s Horizon in 1946, it has since been widely anthologized and is always included in any collection of the writer’s essential nonfiction. George Orwell’s “ Politics and the English Language” is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential essays ever written. ![]() ![]() ![]() As desire transforms into love, Connor will have to defy an empire to keep Sarah at his side.īe swept away by the other sexy MacKinnon's Rangers in Surrender and Untamed. ![]() But the flames of passion, once kindled, are difficult to deny. For if her uncle knew all that Connor had done to save her, he would surely kill him. When they reach civilization, however, it is she who must protect him. ![]() ![]() Torn by tragedy from her sheltered life in London, Lady Sarah is unprepared for the harshness of the frontier - or for the attraction she feels toward Connor. But the only way to free Sarah is for Connor to defeat the Shawnee warrior who kidnapped her - and claim her himself. Instead, he finds a brave and beautiful lass in desperate peril. Ordered to rescue Wentworth's niece after the Shawnee take her captive, he expects Lady Sarah Woodville to be every bit as contemptible as her uncle. Major Connor MacKinnon despises his commander, Lord William Wentworth, beyond all other men. They were a band of brothers, their loyalty to one another forged by hardship and battle, the bond between these Highland warriors, rugged colonials, and fierce Native Americans stronger even than blood ties. Pamela Clare brings her expert plotting, sizzling chemistry and thrilling adventure to her sweeping MacKinnon's Rangers series, in the grand tradition of The Last of the Mohicans, perfect for fans of Maya Banks, Monica McCarty and Zoe Archer. ![]() |